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Philadelphia, PA – The Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee (DVROC) is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Joe Murphy and Lou McCormick III to the Dad Vail Regatta Board of Directors. Their elevation to the Board came at the annual Dad Vail Regatta Board of Directors Elections’ meeting earlier this summer.

“It is a pleasure to welcome Lou McCormick and Dr. Joseph Murphy to the Board of Directors of The Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee,” said Jim Hanna, President of the Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee. “Their talents and skills will complement the Board’s quest to craft solutions in the face of today’s challenges.”

“I am extremely humbled to be on the board,” Murphy said. “To continue the legacy and give something back is a great privilege.”

“It’s such an honor to be part of the board,” said McCormick III, whose family has been involved with regatta for more than 25 years. “I am looking forward to giving back to an organization that has done so much for myself and my family.”

Murphy attended Georgetown University and rowed in the Dad Vail all four years winning bronze his freshman year as a member of the Freshman Eight boat.

Prior to Georgetown, Murphy rowed at St. Joseph’s Prep with fellow board member Kevin Backe rowing the JV 4 and Varsity 4 junior and senior year, respectively. While at The Prep, Murphy was a Scholastic National Champion; a Stotesbury Regatta Champion and participated in the Henley Regatta.

McCormick III has a rich rowing history dating back to his time at LaSalle College High School and Temple University. At LaSalle, McCormick III stroked the freshman eight, stroked the JV 8 as a sophomore. In his junior and senior year McCormick was named captain and stroked the Varsity 8 boat.

At Temple, McCormick stroked the Freshman 8, JV 8 and rowed bow in the varsity eight winning a Dad Vail gold medal in each event. In total McCormick captured four Dad Vail Gold Medals.

McCormick III has volunteered in the Finish Line Tower for the past 26 years.

 

 

 

 

Year 2020, Jefferson Dad Vail contenders for the Gold! — would it be Colgate again, or Drexel, Temple, Purdue, St. Joe’s, or even crews returning from a several year hiatuses such as FIT and Georgetown? Would Saturday afternoon’s women’s final include Boston, Drexel, Georgetown, Bucknell and Temple?

Friday afternoon’s light rain had settled the Schuylkill River providing ideal racing conditions, however just imagine, at the Friday Night Recognition Reception, everyone’s rain gear being piled up on chairs and the warmth of  Winnie’s buffet line food providing welcome respite, as laughter and chatter from the camaraderie subsides, and the fifty-year Anniversary Crew from Saint Joe’s take the podium, followed by the 25^th Anniversary Crew women from University of Michigan and the Temple men.  This year’s Matt Ledwith Award and Jack Seitz Award winners would have been announced by Kirsten Morasco as would ten-year volunteers to be clad for the first time in their coveted Dad Vail Gold Jackets.

When I woke at 4:30 this morning and and stepped outside to double check the 34-degree temperature and to note the clear skies, the Florida crews immediately came to mind as enjoying a tantalizing surprise, a snap change in weather!

It was but a wish, to once more to be arriving right now at the Strawberry Mansion Bridge detour, in the dark, lining up behind the enormous West Point transport bus with diesel engines purring, seeing the piercing, flashing red lights from one of Philadelphia’s finest parked sideways, but receiving assurances from Ed Holland, that there was a steady stream of Regatta traffic already arriving to stage and officiate during today’s racing.

A heartfelt thank you from the Board of Directors, for  all for your dedicated service and for all of the time you invested in preparation for the 2020 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta, and until we meet again, Godspeed.

Never row,

Jim Hanna
President
Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee

“Ready All.”  “Row!” would have been heard over thirty-five times by now, beginning at 7:00 AM, this morning, right on schedule, starting with pair racing at the 82^nd Annual Dad Vail Regatta.  Dad Vail Coaches, on fifteen speed bikes, with stroke watches in hand, would be excitingly and nervously jockeying for position up at the starting line, on the bike path and some Gold Jacketed Officials would be huddled quietly around John Musial, Chief Referee, who would be inspecting starting line procedures, cigar in hand.

Dress apparel, conditioned by a weather forecast predicting rain all day would have called for a slicker and extra layers, and an extra set of dry socks, but the camaraderie of your colleague volunteers, and annual reunions of rowers past and reconnecting even with current Board members who traveled from the far reaches of the USA would have provided all of the social warmth one might expect!

Picture golf cart traffic ducking around slowing moving autos on Kelly Drive, maneuvering occasionally around a late arriving trailer fully loaded with sixty-foot eights. Imagine the cooler breeze preceding the rain and visualize the 120 feet of new Poralu dock undulating off the seawall at Rowers’ Village, getting an extra kick from a overly ambitious launch driver, and the beehive of activity as athletes juggle oars and sneakers while shedding sweats tossed to coaches, as each rower responds to the coxswains command and places “ one foot in.”

Today, I tip my hat to all of you, on behalf of our entire Board of Directors,  for your past service, which has given rise to my own treasured memories of past Dad Vail Regattas, and thought it altogether appropriate to reach out to you this morning, on a day which would otherwise be spent right beside, or out upon, our beloved Schuylkill River to say thank you for the memories.

Never Row,

Jim Hanna
President
Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee

Contact:
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Publicity Director
Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta
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Philadelphia, PA (May ,2020) – The small contingent of Colgate Crew fans grew louder as the Colgate Men’s Varsity Eight began their final 400 meters of the finals of the 81st Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta, presented by Independence Blue Cross and Coca Cola. In a moment, this crew made history by winning the program’s first gold medal in the premier event of the largest collegiate rowing regatta in North America.

With hometown favorite Drexel University, a recent perennial power in this event on their back bow, the Raiders used every ounce of energy they had to hold off the Dragons to claim victory.

“Winning the Men’s Varsity Heavyweight Eight Dad Vail Gold was one of my greatest rowing achievements and will always be one of my fondest memories,” said then senior Matt Oakley, who rode stroke in the championship boat. “ Starting as a first year at Colgate, we barely had enough guys to field a novice eight let alone race a varsity Eight. After we placed 3rd in 2018 I remember being on the dock, satisfied, but hungry for more. When presented with our medals, the commissioner asked us how many seniors were on the boat and where were we looking to finish next year. Our 7 seat, Alex Damjanovic, replied none and that we will be back on this dock next year with gold medals around our necks. Going into the 2019 Spring season, also Colgate’s 200th anniversary, we knew we were going to have to give it everything we had to win the Dad Vail Gold. Colgate has always had a small team culture and that close connection is what helped us all commit and rely on each other to work harder than we ever had to win the Dad Vail Gold.”

Head Coach Khaled Sanad added, “When we entered the Men’s 8+ in 2018 we had no idea how fast we were, but we knew we had a strong boat. It was at Murphy Cup earlier that spring where we raced the 8+ that we realized it. With the rate capped at 34 strokes per minute we edged out the Finals. That led us to decide on entering the 8+ at Dad Vail where we came in 3rd place in another photo-finish with a boat that featured two juniors, four sophomores, two freshmen, and a First-year coxswain. We came back in the Fall intent on winning Dad Vail. Every workout and meter rowed, every sacrifice the rowers made, was to that end.”

With the truck carrying the boats on their way to Tampa for spring break preparation to hit the water for the first time this spring was about to commence. With the 82nd annual Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta a mere three months away at the time, Sanad was informed the season would be over before it had a chance to get started due to due to the pandemic we know as CoVid19 – that forced the cancellation of all sports meaning that this Colgate Crew must wait until May, 2021 to defend their Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta Title.

“It was tough,” said Sanad. “We look forward all winter to finally being on the water, keeping in mind that in 2018 we were only on the water 3 days before Dad Vail and in 2019 we were lucky and were on in time for Knecht Cup. Getting on the water again keeps us going when it freezing and there is snow, knowing that our big payout will come at Dad Vail. Just a few days before leaving for Spring Break training 2020 we were told our season was over. .It is tough to say goodbye for who knows how long well before you were supposed to. These guys had planned to spend the next three months racing and cashing in on their winter training together. Now it was time to go home. I know it was especially rough on the seniors, but the seniors were confident in the work that the underclassmen had done. They were looking forward to passing on their experience to them at their last spring break. The seniors, through their experience, thought we had the potential to do very well at Dad Vail again this year, seeing some of the same qualities in our team we had in 2018. Not racing at Dad Vail this year will be hard, but we can look forward to 2021.”

Senior captain Luke Smith added, “As captain, I took a lot of pride in our team and the development of the younger guys. I have a lot of confidence in our would-have-been boat this year. Win or not, it would have been so great to race Dad Vails again for one last time. It still doesn’t feel 100% real that my college career has ended. At the end of the day, I’m happy to have had the opportunity to leave my mark last year.”

Written by members of SJU crew (edited by Ed Levin)

This headline, “SECOND NO MORE” from the May 10 Philadelphia Inquirer’s recap of the 1970 Dad Vail Varsity Heavyweight Eight Final, perfectly describes the Saint Joseph’s College crew’s 1970 racing season and the need to avenge Saint Joseph’s only loss in 1969 – a 2^nd place finish to a great Georgetown crew in the final of the Dad Vails.

To say revenge was on the minds of the Hawks crew heading into the 1970 Dad Vail Regatta was an understatement. Not only were they looking to gain a measure of revenge from the 1969 Dad Vail finals, Saint Joseph’s was also looking to avenge their two losses to Georgetown in the 1970 campaign with both being by less than a length after holding early leads.

As we headed into Dad Vail weekend, Coach Joe Toland presented us with a bit of an unconventional racing plan for the weekend. We were told to race the opening heat as hard as we could to the 1000m mark, separate from the pack, and cruise in. It worked to perfection. The next morning’s semi-final plan was similar but slightly different. After sprinting to the bridge, the plan was to stay in contention and qualify, but conserve energy for the afternoon’s final. We finished a controlled second, following the plan to get an outside lane away from Georgetown in the Final. We felt really positive about our two races and left for lunch eager to put everything on the line in the afternoon’s Championship race.

When we got back to Vesper Boat Club locker room, two hours before the final, there was absolute quiet but a relaxed focus among us. Coach gave us the race plan. It was simple but the right one – “Race to the bridge, answer any challenges, sprint at the Island”.  We launched with a level of total commitment. On our row up to the starting line, it felt like we had the best pre-race warm up and practice starts of the season. The boat had quickness yet relaxation in all the pieces. This was a seasoned, race hardened crew with seven of the nine rowers returning from last year’s Dad Vail boat.

As we lined up for the final, there was a palpable tension in every seat. We didn’t want to let down any one of our teammates, and we especially didn’t want to let down Coach Toland, whose crews had finished second, three times in the past. We knew Joe was there with us and we knew he was watching us from the west bank as he always did at the start

We had changed our start from three short quick strokes to three full, upright strokes. This helped us to fly off the line at 40 reps per minute and take a 2-seat lead. Georgetown, U. Mass, and Trinity were right with us for the first 300 meters. By 500 meters, we had found our rhythm and lengthened the lead to almost a length. We came past the Canoe club with a full-length lead over Georgetown and the two crews were moving away from the field. With 700 meters left, we had open water, and someone shouted, “we’re going to win the Vails.” The boat responded with a great push that propelled us to the top of the Island where we were scheduled to start our sprint. But to a man, we didn’t want to change our flow and risk any sloppy strokes. We lengthened to a powerful 34 reps per minute, held off Georgetown’s sprint to win the first Dad Vail Gold Medal in the Varsity Heavyweight Eight by four seconds.

The celebration was on. Our coxswain, one of the three seniors in the crew who had previously finished third, then second, tried to climb over the crew. Our stroke man, a freshman, racing for the first time in the V8 admitted later he was terrified before the race, calmly rescued him from falling in. We knew we had fulfilled our mission to win the Vails for Coach Toland. We shouted to him as he stood on the west bank finish line having followed the race down the drive.

For Joe and for each of us, the curse was broken. We were “Second No More”.

A great race and a Great Victory that has bound us together forever.

1995 Dad Vail Champion Temple Owls – 25^th Anniversary

Lauren Ferrett

Director of Strategic Communications

 

The headline in the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sports section on Sunday, May 14, 1995 exclaimed “Michigan makes a triumphant return to Dad Vail Regatta.” But although the headline belonged to the Wolverines, the weekend belonged, like it had 12 of the previous 13 years before, to the Temple Owls.

The 1995 varsity eight boat had the misfortune of trying to follow in the footsteps of what some have called one of the fastest crews in Temple history. The 1994 boat had cruised to a sixth-straight Dad Vail title and then with short rest, captured the Champion International Regatta title.

Despite losing three key seniors from the 1994 boat, the 1995 crew was up to the challenge.

“This crew, on any given day, is faster than last year’s crew,” Temple head coach Gavin White said to the Inquirer at the time. “But they’re inconsistent, I call them my Forrest Gump crew. They’re like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.”

Made up of Matt Garbutt, Dinko Vucemilovic, Steven Panzik, Kevin Gross, Jason Sneek, Shawn Reid, Daniel McGuinn, Jake Hampson, and coxswain, Jamie Beyer, the Owls shook off some early inconsistencies and lived up to potential.

Beyer, who passed away in February of 2018, was a central character in the story, commanding the attention of the boat. As McGuinn recalled to OwlsTV, “he was a character, even though he was small and skinny, he was the biggest personality in the boat, and that’s what you want from a coxswain. We’re sitting there and struggling, sucking wind, and you need that guy to keep you focused.”

The crew showed an early glimpse of what it was capable of, coming in third at the San Diego Crew Classic, behind Washington and Harvard, just two seconds off the pace of the Crimson. In addition to coming away with a bronze, the Owls turned heads with a strong showing, finishing ahead of many of the other top Ivy League programs.

However, a mid-season slump, including a pair of losses to Georgetown, had the team struggling to find that early confidence.

Enter 1964 double gold medal winning Olympic Coach, Allen Rosenberg, a Temple alum, who coach White brought in to work with the crew.

“Al was able to drive this boat and this people to become better than they were,” remembered McGuinn. “He was like a Yoda, like the Zen Master, and he gave Gavin the force. That boat would just rise out of the water like it had the force, it was amazing. It takes a lot of confidence in yourself as a coach to bring an outside guy in.”

Although the 1994 Owls had the “force” with them that Dad Vail weekend, it wasn’t a given. Despite Temple having come in as the six-time defending heavyweight eight champions, the team didn’t take a win for granted.

“Nobody really thought that we’d just row down the course and it was us,” said McGuinn. “Championships are not won, you have to go take them. You put the work in from the summer all the way up to that one Saturday in May.”

And Temple did just that. They went and took it.

The Owls jumped out to an ultra-fast start, rowing at a 39 ½ stroke rate off the line. They had a two-length advantage under the bridge and by Peter’s Island, had such a significant lead, they dropped their cadence to preserve energy.

If the end of the race seemed almost anticlimactic, it was only because once the opening gun went off, there was never a doubt that the 1994 Owls would come away with the trophy.

Temple dominated from start to finish, and they felt it right from the outset of the race.

“Gavin had us ready and chomping at the bit to get down the course,” said McGinn. “We were rocking and rolling, that was the fastest we had ever been. You could feel that even in the couple warm up strokes. We could have stopped for a couple strokes and still won; we were riding high.”

Whether it was the force, or just the hard work that carried the Owls over the line that day, the outcome was the same, Temple takes the title. Again.

 

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Publicity Director
Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta
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Philadelphia, PA (April 29 , 2020) – When preparing his schedule each year Boston University Lightweight women’s rowing coach Malcom Doldron ensures the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta, presented by Independence Blue Cross and Coca-Cola will be part of the spring schedule for different reasons.

Coach Doldron sees the Dad Vail Regatta as a great venue for his crew team to prepare for the IRA National Championships. This is because the Dad Vail Regatta, the largest collegiate regatta in North America, will have top competitive teams in every heat.

“Having a heat – final progression is invaluable,” said Doldron in a recent interview conducted on-line. “The Dad Vail serves as the culmination of the year for many programs, and the final tune up for crews heading into their spring championships in the coming weeks. The format adds the right amount of pressure and intensity to the moment, and at each level of the progression, our crews have the opportunity to reach another level of speed.”

With the intensity and pressure kicked up a notch, the Terriers answered the bell the first time in 2018 winning the Women’s Varsity Heavyweight Eight. The exhilaration of winning the Gold at the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta increased the pressure on the following year’s team to defend the Gold. That was the case for the Terriers when they came to town looking to defend their coveted title. In front of a packed sun-soaked grandstand filled with screaming fans, the visitors had to fight off a pesky hometown Drexel crew which they were able to do thus capturing gold for the second consecutive season. “Winning a Dad Vail gold is an experience that I will cherish forever,” said junior coxswain Katie Barnett. “I will never forget racing under the bridge around halfway and calling our bow ball ahead of the other crews. As a lightweight crew, winning last year’s Heavyweight Eight women’s title demonstrated the resilience and tenacity of the crew I had the opportunity to race with. As a coxswain, I have to say rowing to the awards dock and being thrown in the water is one of the most memorable moments because we were all celebrating not only as a boat, but with our coach, Malcolm Doldron.”

“Winning gold at Dad Vails, once in the lightweight eight and twice in the heavyweight eight category, has been one of my favorite memories from my three championship seasons at BU,” said senior captain Sarah Maietta. “Competing with such strong programs at a historic and nationally renowned regatta was always incredibly thrilling to me, and then to win…simply put, I loved it every time.” As the weather started to turn for the better and the 82nd annual Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta was a mere three months away Coach Doldron had to gather his team to let them know the 2020 spring rowing season came to an abrupt ending due to the pandemic we know as CoVid19 – that forced the cancellation of all sports meaning that this BU Crew must wait until May, 2021 to defend their Dad Vail Title.

“We were actually in Clemson on our Spring training trip the day the Patriot league announced that spring seasons were cancelled,” said Doldron. “Since we were already on the water, we pulled all the boats together to break the news. What followed was the hardest conversation I’ve had with a team in over 25 years of coaching. While there was heart break, frustration, and disappointment of that moment, I saw an amazing sense of resilience and purpose from this group. Our team did exactly what we trained to do when things get difficult and uncomfortable: We trusted in, and relied upon, each other – Just like we did when we defended our Dad Vail Title.”

“As a senior, I wanted so much to have won gold at Dad Vails every spring of my career,” said Maietta “On the list of things I will miss from having this spring cut short, not racing at Dad Vails and defending our two heavyweight titles is close to the top.”

Contact:
Ed Levin
Publicity Director
Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta
610-246-5902
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Philadelphia – Jim Hanna, President of the Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee (DVROC) announced on July 2 the retirement of Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta General Manager Fran Connors.

Connors, who began his role as the General Manager in 2011 will be succeeded by Perry Hamilton who served as Assistant General Manager for this past year’s event that took place on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11.

On behalf of myself and the rest of the Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee we wish to express our deep appreciation to Fran and thank him for his years of service as General Manager,” Hanna said. “Fran is an accomplished professional and his contributions to the ongoing success of our Regatta were manifold.”

Hanna added, “We would also like to extend congratulations to Perry Hamilton who has been promoted to the position of General Manager filling the position vacated by Fran Connors. Perry has demonstrated a high level of commitment to Dad Vail during his six-month service as Assistant General Manager and he is zealous about his promotion.”

Although Connors is relinquishing his duties as General Manager, he is not leaving the Regatta. Connors was recently elected to the Dad Vail Regatta Board of Directors and will continue to chair the marketing efforts.

Contact:
Ed Levin
Publicity Director
610-246-5902
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Philadelphia, PA (May 11, 2019) – The final day of the 81^stannual Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta, presented by Independence Blue Cross, Coca-Cola and PECO culminated in record fashion.

Although the premier events, the men’s and women’s Varsity Heavyweight Eight race, were not captured by any of the local participating schools, the Temple Owls won the Jack Bratton Trophy (Overall Team points) and the Jack & Nancy Seitz Trophy (Women’s Point Trophy) for the first time since 1996 and the Drexel Dragons won the Kerr Trophy (Men’s Point Trophy) for the first time since 2013.

Buoyed by the women, who rowed in the Dad Vail for the first time in five years, Temple University finished with 52 points due in large part to three victories by the women (JV Eight, Third Varsity Eight and JV Four) and two second place finishes by the men (Freshman/Novice Eight and Lightweight Eight). By finishing atop the standings for the overall point trophy, Temple snapped Drexel University’s six-year reign.

Boston University returned to Philadelphia to try and defend their Varsity Heavyweight Eight women’s crown. After finishing second out of 23 boats in the time trials to advance to the semi-finals, the Terriers assumed control winning their semi-final heat by nine seconds before coming back the following afternoon to win their second consecutive Varsity Heavyweight Eight title by holding off a feisty Drexel who tried to catch the Terriers but fell short in the end.

The men’s Varsity Heavyweight Eight race was being touted as a prize fight and the schools did not disappoint. In the end it was the Colgate Red Raiders who rowed to victory in record fashion  to claim the program’s first ever win in the premier event at the Dad Vail. Their time of 5:30.5 broke a course record. As the team’s fought hard to cross the finish line, the Drexel Dragons stormed back but the Raiders held off the fierce charge to claim victory.

Also enjoying fine performances were Saint Joseph’s who used a victory in the men’s third varsity eight to help the Hawks finish third in the men with 19 points. Mercyhurst University won five events that began with the Varsity Pair and concluded with Varsity Lightweight Eight with wins in the Men’s 2X, Men’s 4X and Men’s Varsity Lightweight Four sandwiched in between.

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Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) is a leader in transdisciplinary, experiential professional education. Jefferson, home of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, is a comprehensive university delivering high-impact education in 160 undergraduate and graduate programs to 7,800 students in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion, health, medicine, science and textiles. Jefferson is reimaging the higher education value proposition with an approach that is collaborative and active; increasingly global; integrated with industry; focused on research across disciplines to foster innovation and discovery; and technology-enhanced. Student-athletes compete as the Jefferson Rams in the NCAA Division II Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.

 

 

 

 

Contact:
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Publicity Director
610-246-5902
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Philadelphia, PA (May 8, 2019)– The Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee, host of the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta, presented by Independence Blue Cross, Coca-Cola and PECO is pleased to announce the partnership with JB Productions to provide live streaming coverage of the races beginning on Friday, May 10 at 7:00 am continuing through the conclusion of racing on Saturday May 11.

To follow all the action, go to www.dadvail.organd click on the live stream link.

“The Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee is pleased to have JB Productions return for another year and give collegiate rowers competing in the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta the benefit of worldwide coverage through live streaming to family, friends and rowing fans,” said Jim Hanna, President of the Dad Vail Organizing Committee.

There will be six cameras positioned along the course from start to finish. On select races, there will also be drone coverage providing aerial views. Accomplished rower and Dad Vail Board Member Brad Negaard along with fellow Dad Vail Regatta board member and Florida Tech Athletic Director Bill Jurgens will handle the announcing and commentary throughout both days of live stream coverage.

JB Productions has extensive experience live streaming rowing events in Philadelphia including the City Championships and Stotesbury Regatta.

The 81^stannual Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta will be held on Friday, May 10 and Saturday May 11 will feature over 3,000 student-athletes from more than 100 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada.

 

About: :http://www.jefferson.edu/university.html>
Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) is a leader in transdisciplinary, experiential professional education. Jefferson, home of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, is a comprehensive university delivering high-impact education in 160 undergraduate and graduate programs to 7,800 students in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion, health, medicine, science and textiles. Jefferson is reimaging the higher education value proposition with an approach that is collaborative and active; increasingly global; integrated with industry; focused on research across disciplines to foster innovation and discovery; and technology-enhanced. Student-athletes compete as the Jefferson Rams in the NCAA Division II Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.